Unincorporated King County · Licensed center
Seola Gardens Early Learning Center
At a glance
- Medium center, licensed for 45 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What to know
The license is the range the state allows. It does not say which ages have openings.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 1 of its 2 licensing inspections since April 2025. It lists no valid complaint about this center.
See each inspection
Licensing inspections
Oct 9, 20253 citations
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“165(2)(a) - At the time if this inspection, licensor observed toy food items accessible to children ages 1 - 3 years old in toddler classroom 112 that were smaller than 1 3/4". Provider corrected on site.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a), WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c), WAC 110-300-0165(5)(g)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a radio power cord long enough to form a loop accessible to children in toddler classroom 112.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a), WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c), WAC 110-300-0165(5)(g)
Safety requirementsSerious. Fix within 5 business days. The licensor rechecks within 10. Short Term. Fix within 10 business days. Rechecked within 15.
“At the time of this inspection, licensor observed electronic devices including a laptop/tablet and a cellphone plugged into electrical outlets next to a handwashing sink accessible to children in toddler classroom 112. Provider corrected on site.”
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a), WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c), WAC 110-300-0165(5)(g)
- Apr 7, 2025Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 1 of this center's 2 inspections. Seattle-area centers inspected twice split about evenly: about a third had fewer, a third the same, and a third more (78 centers).
How all 78 Seattle-area centers inspected twice compare
Of the 78 Seattle-area centers the state inspected twice, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None31%
- 1 of 237%This center
- Both32%
Read every record and the state’s reports
State record — Washington DCYF
- Last visit
- October 9, 2025
- On file
- 2 visits since April 2025 — 1 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Serious —
165(2)(a) - At the time if this inspection, licensor observed toy food items accessible to children ages 1 - 3 years old in toddler classroom 112 that were smaller than 1 3/4". Provider corrected on site.
· October 9, 2025
Washington DCYF publishes each citation in the licensor’s own words, with a risk level.
Oct 2025 Licensing visit 3 findings
Licensing visit · October 9, 2025
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) / 110-300-0165(2)(c) / 110-300-0165(5)(g) · Serious / Short Term
165(2)(a) - At the time if this inspection, licensor observed toy food items accessible to children ages 1 - 3 years old in toddler classroom 112 that were smaller than 1 3/4". Provider corrected on site.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) / 110-300-0165(2)(c) / 110-300-0165(5)(g) · Serious / Short Term
At the time of this inspection, licensor observed a radio power cord long enough to form a loop accessible to children in toddler classroom 112.
WAC 110-300-0165(2)(a) / 110-300-0165(2)(c) / 110-300-0165(5)(g) · Serious / Short Term
At the time of this inspection, licensor observed electronic devices including a laptop/tablet and a cellphone plugged into electrical outlets next to a handwashing sink accessible to children in toddler classroom 112. Provider corrected on site.
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Details
- Phone
- (206) 461-8430
- Address
- 11195 5th Ave SW, Unincorporated King County, 98146
- License
- PL-85066
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Sources and dates
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State record
From Washington DCYF’s published reports, last checked November 3, 2026.
Washington’s four risk levels, highest first: Immediate, Serious, Short Term, Long Term. Deadlines from DCYF procedure PRO 10.1.21.
Ages
Details
- Phone, Ages on the license — Checked September 2026 findchildcarewa.org
- Address, License — Checked July 2026 data.wa.gov
- Who runs it — Checked September 2026 data.seattle.gov
Medium means the middle half of Seattle-area’s 855 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 41 to 115 children. Small is 6 to 40; large is 116 to 323.
The ages on the license are what the state licenses it to care for, which can be wider than the ages it takes.